Soraya Lane on Series and a GIVEAWAY!

There’s only one thing more exciting than
starting a new story, and that’s starting a new series. I’m the kind of person
who adores making lists and collages, so piecing together a four book series made
me a happy girl!

I’ve
been carrying around a red leather bound notebook for some time now, filled
with ideas for my “Montana” series. Writing the first book was a wonderful
experience for me, and the best part is that I have three more books planned,
all to be released this year.

Writing
a series is harder than writing a stand alone book, and it forced me to have an
overarching plan for each couple right from the start. Although only one of the
major secondary characters features in this story, I’ve mentioned almost all the
other characters in passing. I guess in many ways this book wasn’t just Jack
and Maddison’s story – it was the set up for the following three books too.

As
an author, I’m equal parts thrilled and terrified of writing a series. As a
reader? I love them, no questions asked. And to be honest, that’s one of the
reasons I wanted to write a series, because readers often email me asking about
sequels, and I wanted to be able to say a big “hell yes!” when they asked about
this book.

So
do you like reading a series rather than a stand alone book? I’d love you to
tell me a series you’ve read lately that you’ll be adding to your “keeper”
shelf. If you share, I’ll enter you in the draw to win a free kindle edition ofMontana Reunion

Hi Nas and Soraya. Neat post. I adore a series or linked books. I especially love how Abby Green links her books. I'm reading Montana Reunion right now and am hanging out for lunchtime so I can continue.

I've grown tired of some of the series out there. If the first book isn't strong, I'm not psyched to read two more, but generally romances are the genre I like to see a series from. I become attached to the hero and heroine and want to read more!

Hi Emily. I love when the series has little snippets about the original hero and heroine, especially with category length stories when we don't get to see a lot about the hero and heroine's later life.

I've only gone onto book 2 of a series a few times. I find it hard to stick to series since my attention goes to the other books in my TBR pile. I've been meaning to read Beth Revis' followup to Across the Universe. There are many more since there are so many good series out there.